Justin Lin (director)

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Justin Lin (Traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; Simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; born 1973) is a Taiwanese-American ^[1] film director.

Lin was born in Taipei. His solo directorial debut Better Luck Tomorrow (1997's Shopping for Fangs was co-directed by Quentin Lee) made a huge splash with critics and fans alike. However, his subsequent work Annapolis scored mixed reviews from critics but found an audience on DVD selling over 1.3 million copies and staying on top 10 rental lists around the country. His most recent directorial outing The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift was released in North American cinemas 16 June 2006. Universal credits the film (along with The Break-Up) for helping the studio stay in the black in 2006. It has grossed over 158 million dollars to date.

His next movie is an independent film Finishing the Game, which is a comedic interpretation of the events surrounding the production of Game of Death. [1]